3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

Great photo... "Do It Gordon!"

There are so many older abandoned buildings that ARE NOT, being used, ARE NOT very interesting, have absoloutly no educational value what-so-ever, and they just leave them to rot. I don't understand why they don't referbish those.

Hey what are you doing here? You gotta love this site!

Ummm... Chey haven't you heard of pleading not guilty on grounds of insanity? 'Diminished responsibility' (as it's called here in the UK) is a valid defence against a murder conviction. Someone who has committed a crime without being aware of their actions or their consequences isn't sentenced for murder - as a homicide conviction requires some evidence of intent.

There's a mental hospital here called Broadmoor - a high-security institution / jail - which is full of this kind of killers.

Eh, oh well. It gives it a cool effect anyway.

November? I thought it was September. Hey if demolition gets prolonged I can live with it but damn............ There has got to be some law against it somewhere.

Ha Ha, my brother had that stenciled on his bedroom door in our old house when I was little. WOW, what a flashback!

No, there are three windows at both ends of each ward to let light into the corridors; they are boarded up and reflecting light from behind the camera.

Aren't those kind of people supposed to be in a place like, I don't know, what do they call it now, THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!!?? PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T GO TO INSANE ASYLUMS THEY DIE!!! THERE NOT CRAZY THEY'RE DANGEROUS!!!!!

It's really freaky if your the only one walking by it not knowing what it is and out of the corner of your eye you see something move only it's your reflection. ( I don't know if it's a mirror or not but it looks like it could be one)

We haven't heard back from him yet but it is a long shot anyway. They went up there and were just driving around when they were pulled over. They told him they were from Rhode Island and got away with it but man, security is so f*cking tight! You wanna know when he gets back to us?

Sadly with every stupid shortsighted housing boom the list of beautiful buildings grows shorter... we are in the grip of a property speculation bubble in the UK which has led to 15,000 new apartments being constructed in my city in the last five years. Most of them are too small to live in comfortably, priced too high for the young city workers and professionals for whom they were intended, andmany beautiful buildings have been destroyed or disfigured in the process. Most of them are owned by investment companies who sell them on for crazy profit.

In ten years time I wonder if some of them will be demolished already and others, the subjects of urban exploration websites?

And you are surprised because..........................?

Did anything happen with that preservation company? I really wish they wouldn't tear this place down. Are the grounds tours still running? That's something I still really wanna do.

I don't know what market they're aiming for. When I think of condos, I think usually of older couples moving to Florida to settle down,usually they're not bad off. Condos aren't exactly cheap, are they? Its not gonna attract the younger kids because first off, they can't afford it. Also, my experience has been condos aren't always the first choice for growing families, aren't many of them for a more relaxed lifestyle? Don't get me wrong - many young couples and growing families live in condos, I'm sure. It's not something I'm that familiar with. Anyways, though, I don't see this appealing to the "potential" buyers.

Anyways, don't take this the wrong way - I'm probably completely wrong, this has just been my experience with condos.

SSad that demolition starts in november... its to bad it cant be that ominous building on the hill forever..